Painting Gardens

Norman Battershill believes that there is always something in the garden worth painting or sketching. In this book he explores the art, using a wide range of techniques and styles and featuring a wonderful range of garden subjects, from the grand vista of a landscaped garden to a humble row of cabbages in a vegetable patch. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of garden painting, including flowers, water, large public gardens, glasshouses and trees. The book is packed with useful hints on composition, drawings and painting techniques, colour mixing, the use of a limited palette and painting supports. There is also a section on painting the garden from indoors and using flowers as still-life subjects. Illustrated throughout in full colour, this book will help readers create their own unique style in whatever media they choose.